Create and manage categories

Group your menu items into categories, control their VAT rate and POS tile colour, and assign them to menus.

Categories group your items (for example Starters, Mains, Drinks). Every item lives in a category, so you’ll usually create a few categories first.

Create a category

1. In the sidebar, open Menu.
2. Click Create and choose New Category.
3. On the New Category form, set:
   • Name — e.g. Appetizers, Main Courses.
   • Description — optional.
   • Active — makes the category visible to customers.
   • VAT Rate (%).
   • Till tile colour — the colour of this category’s tile on the POS.
   • Assign to menus — tick which of the location’s menus this category belongs to (at least one is required).
4. Click Create Category.

Add categories from inside a menu

You can also manage categories while editing a menu:

1. Go to Menu → Menu and open a menu to edit it.
2. In the Categories section, use Add category to create one, drag rows to reorder them, toggle Active/Inactive, use Edit details, or Delete.

(When you add a category this way it’s automatically assigned to that menu, so there’s no “Assign to menus” step.)

Edit or delete a category

Open a category to edit its details. To remove it, use Delete Category.

Warning: Deleting a category permanently removes the category and all of its items and modifiers. This can’t be undone.

Last updated 26 July 2026